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Johnny Iuzzini
Pastry chef
Johnny Iuzzini | |
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Iuzzini in 2014 | |
| Born | (1974-08-31) August 31, 1974 (age 50) New York[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Pastry chef, cookbook author, TV celebrity |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | www.johnnyiuzzini.com |
Johnny Iuzzini /u-zee-nee/ (born August 31, 1974) is a New York City-based American pastry chef, television celebrity, and cookbook author. He served as executive pastry chef at Daniel from 2001 through 2002 and at Jean Georges from 2002 through 2011. Iuzzini is the author of two cookbooks[2][3] and was a judge on the first three seasons of The Great American Baking Show. On November 29, 2017, Iuzzini was accused of sexual harassment by four former employees[4] and the third season of The Great American Baking Show was pulled after one episode.[5]
Early life
Iuzzini was born on August 31, 1974, and raised in the Catskills region of New York. His father was a plumbing and heating technician, his mother a veterinarian assistant and wildlife rehabili
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Chef Johnny Iuzzini’s interest in the pastry arts began at age seventeen when he started working at The River Café in Brooklyn, New York. Although his primary responsibility at the restaurant was in garde-manger, Johnny frequently visited the pastry kitchen to marvel as Pastry Chef Eric Gouteyron piped chocolate butterflies. As Johnny’s fascination with pastry grew, he began assisting Chef Eric after completing his regular shifts in the kitchen. He learned the techniques of tempering chocolate from Eric, who went on to become the Executive Pastry Chef of the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Johnny eventually moved to pastry full-time, cementing his desire to pursue a career as a pastry chef. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Johnny joined the pastry department of the original Daniel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Over the next three and a half years, he mastered all of the dessert stations and became Pastry Chef François Payard’s right-hand man. When Chef Francois launched his eponymous pastry shop in the Summer of 1997, Johnny joined the op
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Pastry Chef Johnny Iuzzini of Sugar Fueled, Inc. - Biography
Johnny Iuzzini hails from the Catskills region in upstate New York. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America with over 20 years of kitchen experience, Iuzzini honed his craft at such highly regarded restaurants as The River Café, Daniel, Payard, Café Boulud, and Jean Georges. In 1998 he traveled around the world and studied pastry at some of the finest patisseries in France, including Laudurée under Pierre Hermé.
Not only was Iuzzini the James Beard Foundation’s “Pastry Chef of the Year” in 2006, he’s been recognized as one of the “10 Most Influential Pastry Chefs in America” by Forbes, “Best New Pastry Chef” by New York Magazine, and named one of the “Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America” two years in a row by Pastry Arts and Design. He has appeared on national television shows including the “Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” and “Martha Stewart,” and is the head judge of Bravo’s culinary competition ser
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